Nettie Cleo Blair Ayers

Nettie Cleo Blair Ayers, age 96 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023.

Born in Mt. Airy, Georgia on April 12, 1927, Mrs. Ayers was the daughter of the late Oscar Lamar Blair and the late Omie James Blair.  Mrs. Ayers was a seamstress and earned her GED at the age of 62.  She was a teachers aid at Baldwin Elementary. Mrs. Ayers was known for her sweet nature which made her loved by everyone.  She was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ayers is preceded in death by her husband Winston Weldon Ayers, Jr, sons Weldon Ayers and Michael Scott Ayers, brothers and sisters in law Garnett and Christine Blair and Burns and Lonie Blair, sisters and brothers in law Mary Elizabeth and Norman Davis, Bernice and Preston Davis and Australia and Schubert Williams.  Mrs. Ayers was the last member of her immediate family.

Survivors include daughter and son in law Dr. Marilyn Ayers Berrong and husband Larry of Hiawassee, niece that she helped raise Annie Mae Crawford of Mt. Airy and special friends Ed and Annette Scott, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held graveside at 12:30 PM, Monday, November 20, 2023 at Hazel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Billy Burrell, officiating.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, prior to the service, from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to: Hazel Creek Baptist Church Heating and Air Conditioning Fund, 243 Hazel Creek Road, Mt. Airy, GA 30563.

The family would like to thank Chatuge Regional Nursing Home for the love and care shown to Mrs. Ayers in her final days.

Arrangements are in the care and professional direction of Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville, GA. 706-754-6256